Bill what you are watching is a stunning and yet absurd sight on our southern border. That is el paso, texas, video from overnight. Droves of people rushing our southern border. It is just the latest example of the chaos down there prompting a major reversal on behalf of the president and the white house. Thats where we start today. Im bill hemmer. Dana has the day off. Our friend and colleague smitty got the early alarm today. Sandra always good to be with all of you. Im sandra smith and this is americas newsroom. The urgency at the border. The migrant Crisis PromptingPresident Biden to resume construction of the border wall. The department of Homeland Security is fast tracking 20 miles of new barrier. Dhs Chief Mayokas said the need for it is acute and immediate. He is waiving theyve seen a quarter million crossings. It has gotten so bad the president is willing to break a key promise that he made to the left in 2020. Trump campaigned on build that wall. Are you willing to tear that wall down . President biden there will not be another foot of wall constructed on my administration. All those people are seeking asylum and deserve to be heard. Thats who we are. A nation says if you want to flee and you are fleeing oppression you should come. We have been to the border. Weve been to the border. You havent been to the border. And i havent been to europe. I mean, i dont understand the point you are making. Im not discounting the importance of the border. Sandra the decision comes after a record month at the border. 260,000, it is eating up resources and no sign of slowing. Jeff paul reporting live from eagle pass, texas this morning. Another epicenter of this crisis. What are you seeing, jeff . The group of 300 we saw cross in eagle pass, texas, yesterday is a drop in the bucket compared to the thousands who are crossing the u. S. Mexico Border on a daily basis. Thats in part why the Biden Administration is going to waive 26 federal laws to restart Border Wall Construction it had previously stopped back in january of 2021. Biden administration at the time called a massive border wall quote not a serious policy solution. But now roughly 20 miles are going to be constructed in the Rio Grande Valley in south texas. The Trump Administration built around 450 miles of barriers along the southern border between 2017 and 2021. Environmental groups are opposed to the new construction saying it impacts eco systems and wildlife in the area. When you talk with folks who call the Rio Grande Valley home and have been dealing with the flow of migrants and crossings for years, they have long been frustrated that more hasnt been done. Its crazy down here. We are back to numbers that we were seeing in may. It is catastrophic. It is unreal. It is a travesty. A humanitarian crisis at its best and we have folks that we are supposed to call leaders. They dont deserve that title anymore. New video from the mexican side of the border, a crowd of migrants and their reaction to just arriving on that side of the u. S. Mexico Border. Weve reached out to cbp for comment and waiting to hear back from them and also tracking a hearing thats going on right now regarding the legality of the river buoys that Texas Governor abbott had installed in eagle pass. Sandra thank you so much. Bill sandra, want to give our audience an idea of the area. Youve seen our reporters up here in el paso for the past 2 1 2 years. Youve seen our reporters here in eagle pass and also laredo and along the border between texas and mexico. This area is right here, star county, population 65,000. This is what sources are telling us from customs and border patrol. Griff jenkins our reporter as well. They have to use the money or lose the money, all right . There was a high trafficking area for migrants and drugs and violence. And there will be Technology Used in this as well including sensors. It might not be the last, either. So this is Starr County Population 65,000. You see texas to the east. This is the trump steel that sits there along a highway in that town in texas. Our drone team caught this on sunday this past week. It is all right there, a highway runs nearby. You see the traffic in broad daylight. Another story happening on the southern border. You have to Pay Attention to this. You will see an obvious trend here. These are the suspected terrorists arrested at the southern border. Back in 2019 you were at 0. Three in 2020, 15 in 2021, 98 last year and so far this yearbyyear to date 151. The pattern is obvious in the southern border. Come across the room right here and bring in my colleague sandra smith and also paul mauro to talk more about this today. Smitty, take it away. Sandra this Crisis Prompting the New York City mayor, eric adams to cry out for help and he is traveling to mexico. The first stop on a fourday trip to latin america. The goal convincing migrants not to come to New York City. Paul mauro joins us now. Make sense of whats happening here. The entire country is dealing with this crisis. Whats happening here is that the mayor here in New York City, you are seeing attempting a political move relative to an enforcement problem, okay . He is going down there. What he is going to do according to what he is saying is he will tell the folks dont come to new york, okay . Here is my question. Will he say the following phrase . Were no longer a sanctuary city. Those six words according to the mayors numbers are worth 2 billion a word. He wont say that here but yet he is going down there. Think what the message is. He is saying he is going there to tell them dont come to new york. He is not saying dont rush the border or come to america. The failing policies at our southern border is having the effect nationwide of turning our cities against each other. Why are we having a battle between the new york mayor and lets say the el paso mayor . Isnt it a National Problem . Bill here is mayor adams when he got to mexico city. Watch. This is just the beginning of the really journey of trying to feel the ground and understand the whole flow of migrant and asylum seekers, a lot of information we learned coming down, the different places and the impact coming from ecuador, panama. Bill okay. So the point is for adams his entire political career now rests on what is happening in this city on this singular issue. He had 800 arrivals in New York City every day. The numbers continue to go up. 18 to 20 feet high barrier they call jersey walls meaning they can be moved not necessarily permanent, at least initially. The kind of walls you see driving down a highway when they are trying to redirect traffic. Made of concrete these jersey walls. Lets see if it works. I can tell you how this devolves to the ground. Here in new york we talk about the migrants and saying there is not an indication that they are any more prone to criminality than the general population. Of course that number hasnt been studied. We dont know. But that said, the reporting is that the pick pocket crews that are now working times square are migrant crews. You dont become a pick pocket overnight. Thats a skill. Venezuela is doing what the cubans did back in the 80s, they are emptying their prisons. Of course you will get a certain level of criminality. Thats why mayor adams legacy depends upon this. He came in saying he is going to clean the city up but it has been a vacillating administration. He is afraid of his Progressive Left. Sandra weve talked about this for quite some time. He is not calling out the Biden Administration and its policies by name. When will he say these are the policies leading to this . He is trying to thread the needle. He says give us money. He doesnt say knock it off. Thats the big distinction. You put your finger on it. Thats the problem again, he wants to have it both ways. And he wants to be able to say to the Progressive Left look, you know, im on board with all this. Were a sanctuary city. He wont say that phrase. He is in a position where he is kind of boxed in. He cant be all things to all people. He came in saying he was going to turn New York City around. He cheer leads the city. I support that. At least he is doing something and went down and address it. Bill look at the walls theyre waving here. Safe Drinking Water act. Endangered species. The left will hate this idea. It may not be the end. Final word. I dont think it will work. He can go down and say what he wants. The Biden Administration rolled out the red carpet. Ironic that mayokas is looking for 20 miles of wall after he sold out his own personnel and stuck to the story which he knew was false that they were whipping migrants on the way in. He lost his own agency. You dont get it back after youve sold out your own people like that. They sued texas for the floating barriers, arizona for the containers they put on the borders. Ted cruz thinks its window dressing. I agree. Bill crisis unfolding coming to a head in the City Of Chicago. Check this out. You work for us. You work for us. You work for us. Bill so we have been hearing from them all week. If you heard that clip they say you work for us. Residents are livid over a plan to move hundreds of migrants into their neighborhood. The former governor of illinois is going to join us in a moment with his thoughts on the history of the city and where it is now. Stay tuned. Sandra interesting. Over 75,000 kaiser employees hitting the picket lines this morning as the largest Healthcare Strike in u. S. History enters its second day now. Chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt is live for us from los angeles. Hi, jonathan. Good morning, sandra. Talks between the unions and kaiser appear to be at a standstill this morning. So as a result, hundreds are turning up here once again even though it is still dark here in l. A. To prepare for a picket outside what is one of the largest kaiser hospitals in its network. Thousands were out across the country yesterday to register their annoyance with kaiser as they said keeping Staffing Levels at dangerously low levels and keeping wages well below the unions say what the workers need to keep up with inflation. The workers say that kaiser simply has to do more and Start Talking seriously. Listen here. We just want them to bargain in good faith with us. Come to the table and help us to solve this short staffing crisis. Is it all about wages in the end . At the end its all about patient care. Kaiser says it is all about patient care and released a statement saying in part kaiser, our industry and our employees are now operating in a new cultural labor and post pandemic environment that were all working hard to understand. Were committed, kaiser said, to finding workable solutions. But at the moment there do not appear to be any solutions. As i said, the talks at a standstill at this point. What is the impact on patients . Kaiser says its hospitals and Emergency Rooms will remain open but nonurgent procedures are being postponed. Some medical offices are being shut down. And some pharmacies, too, are closed. Now this strike in itself, sandra, is due to run through to 6 00 a. M. Saturday morning. The workers say they will be back at work after that point. But if there is no deal, they plan another possibly longer strike next month. Sandra. Sandra its a remarkable development. We will certainly be watching that closely. Jonathan, thank you. Bill tends to be the trend these days. Wall street journal tells us the u. S. Lost more than 7 million workdays because of labor disputes so far this year. That goes until the end of august. More than any full year going back 23 years. That does not include the ongoing auto workers strike, right . Thats the writers union, now the Health Workers and others have gone to the line. Sandra under the president of the president who calls himself the most pro Union President ever. Something to think about. Bill a lot are challenging that today. 14 minutes past. Back in california the big School District there is underfire for celebrating National Coming out day as half the students cant make the grade in math, in english. Where are the priorities . Are they misplaced . Sandra some dismal numbers there. President biden weighs in on the battle for the speakers gavel. The unprecedented ouster of Kevin Mccarthy. Bill should california get rid of its palm trees . Some climate activists are raising hay about this saying it is not good for the environment. Some folks are not happy. Sandra good luck with that. Asked about it. Took a Pass On Offering Tips to Kevin Mccarthy and republicans on their next speaker. Says he is not high enough on the ladder to weigh in on that. Check it out from the white house. What is your advice to the next House Speaker . President biden thats above my pay grade. Bill the president called on congress to fix what he called a poisonous atmosphere in washington after mccarthys removal. Sandra swimmings governing body was looking for way to prevent biological men from competing against women. It set up an open category for Transgender Athletes at the world cup in berlin starting tomorrow. The plan is scrapped after it received no entries to compete. Lets bring in Fox News Contributor douglas murray. Thank you for being in new york with us. Many saw this as a solution. Provide their own category and that doesnt seem to be working. It has 0 entries might be the definition of failure. No, i mean i think people have to realize again whats happening here. The whole issue of trans in sports is about people born as male beating women in womens sports. Very, very rarely is there a case of a biological woman trying to compete against men in mens sports and very, very rarely, i cant think of any occasion, that that has happened and the biological female has won in a male sport. Bill Caitlyn Jenner has been making this case for a while now. Give them their own category. Now they have an open lane. Yeah, but again, you know, this is the solution if people want to be fair and if it actually was about what some trans activists claim it was about this would be the Obvious Solutionargued for a long time and written about this. I wrote this in my book the madness of crowds. The problem is athletics is biological men wishing to beat biological women in womens sports. Thats it. There isnt any solution to that other than saying you cant do it. Bill a couple more topics. In los angeles some folks out there want to get rid of palm trees say it is terrible for the environment. Why palm trees make less sense in a warming world. L. A. Times. Enter heat kills more people in the u. S. Than flooding, hurricanes and tornadoes combined. Residents and lower income nonwhite communities disproportionately bear the brunt of extreme heat due to a lack of tree shade in those neighborhoods. Through that lens palms are making less and less sense to plant or maintain. Im not quite sure i believe what i just read there. [laughter] well, i could have predicted it because everything always has to be looked at through this lens, doesnt it . Always like who is disproportionate lull affected by palm trees . It will have to be lower Socio Economic groups and black communities. You can predict that one. Anyone who thinks that getting rid of palm trees is going to solve any Global Warming issues or anything like that just should go over to china and see the number of coalfired Power Factories that theyre building every week and then wonder whether or not the palm trees are the problem. Bill a new one every 14 days in china. Third cop i can. Sandra theyre worried about that while their kids are failing in that state. The number of kids meeting the standards is continuing to drop. The percent of students meeting standards in english, less than half, 47 . This is looking back. Thats what it was. It has dropped now to this, 47 of students in california are meeting english standards and just 33 of students are meeting math standards. While they are focused on that they continue to fail the kids in that state, douglas. The same in state after state in this country and it should be a national scandal. Sandra it should be an emergency. It should be in emergency. In new york 51 of kids in new york between 3 and 8 grade failed proficiency in literacy. 64 once you get to black students. 64 of black students in New York State are being failed so badly by the schools they arent proficient in literacy . And were not every time the unions and everyone else say its a matter of money. It is not a matter of money. There is a bigger spend in students on their education here in new york and in l. A. Than most private schools. So it is not about money. It is about teachers. They are totally failing the kids. Bill 40 of Baltimore City high schools where the state exam was given did not have a single student proficient in math. Not one. We think well compete with china in that situation . China has many times the population of this Country Fighting for the lifestyle that were us